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Spaniard Victor Palomo proved
that reliability and consistency
were the qualities needed , in
Formula 750cc racing ' when he
took overall victory in the John
Playe r Gra nd Prix at Silverstone,
the Brit ish round of the FIM F75 0
c ha m pio ns h ip se ries, withou t
win ning eithe r 102 mile leg.
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A me r ican Steve Baker, ab oard a
Ya maha Molors Canada sp o nso red
Yamaha, wo n Satu rd ay ' s 35 lap event in
convincing fash ion, a minte ahead o f
Barry Sheene 's Suz uki. Bu t when b o th
Baker an d Sh eene hit problems in
Sunday's leg, it was j oint lap reco rd
holde r Mick Grant o n a Kawasaki wh o
took the chequered flag first,
But Palomo, fifth ' hom e in Saturday's
race, lap ped, by the winner, grabbed
second sp ot in th e second leg, an d tha t
w a s eno ugh to grab h im 15
. championshi p p oin ts for overall first
p lace; an d lift him to joint third in the
cham pionship battle 'wi th Bri tish
yo un gster John Newbold .
Baker was lucky to make Su nday's
second leg, t hough. He and Japanese ace
Takazumi Katay am a touche d mach ines
during a firece scrap for the lead in an
earlier 250cc eve nt, an d Steve crashed.
He - escaped wi th just a b ad ly twiste d
ankle.
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